As Labour looks set to fall from its 27 year grip on the Senedd, its politicians are beginning to reflect on the inevitable. Of course they are not issuing any apologies, in fact quite the opposite - the narcissist control freaks are doubling down. Ex-first minister Mark Drakeford told WalesOnline last week that he had 'no regrets' over Labour policies, including the 20mph mandate. He said: "We know from the latest figures there are people alive today who would not have been alive if we hadn't changed that."
He goes on to say that there have been '100 fewer life-changing accidents' as a result of the policy. His colleague Julie James echoed the claim in a defence of the policy last week. Addressing the Senedd, the minister said people opposed to the policy 'should be thoroughly ashamed', while making the bizarre claim that 'women and children' were now safer (apparently men's lives don't matter). However, what Drakeford, James and their comrades conveniently fail to factor in is that ambulance times - in fact response times of all the emergency services - has increased thanks to growing congestion and heavier traffic resulting from the policy. How many lives has that cost?
And what about the claim that the policy has 'cleaned up the air'? James made the claim twice in her speech, without zero evidence to support it. Repeated studies have found that the policy has had virtually zero effect on air pollution. We would argue that increased road congestion, with engines idling in stationary traffic, cannot possibly result in 'cleaner air' - in fact quite the opposite.
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Of course the saddest thing about the outcome of the 2026 Senedd election is that despite Labour's demise, nothing will change. Welsh voters look set to replace Labour with an equally damaging leftist successor - Plaid Cymru. Worse still, Plaid will probably have to reach out to other leftist parties in order to form some kind of coalition government. This could include Labour, but there will also be an option to include the Greens. All three parties strongly support the 20mph policy, while the Greens want even tighter restrictions on motorists in order to get them off the road entirely.
Both Reform and the Conservatives have pledged to scrap the 20mph policy. Hopefully, Welsh voters will wake up before May, but the likelihood suggests they face yet another five years of nanny state policies. Vote better next time!


























































